PGA Tour

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Rory McIlroy felt his game was just as good as it was last week, with one big difference.
He lost in a playoff at Quail Hollow.
He didn't even make it to the weekend at the TPC Sawgrass.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Brian Harman, the first alternate, made his debut in The Players Championship and shot 73. It was a round he won't easily forget, for reasons not the least bit related to his score.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tiger Woods never found his golf ball at the Wells Fargo Championship last week, and received a free drop when it was pointed out a fan picked up the ball. He went on to miss the cut at Quail Hollow by one shot.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said Wednesday the Masters is "too important" for the tour to take it off its official schedule, even though Augusta National has never had a female member in its 80-year history.

LONDON -- Rickie Fowler claimed his first PGA Tour title on Sunday as he won the Wells Fargo Championship in a playoff against D.A. Points and Rory McIlroy. But McIlroy’s consolation prize was a return to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ryan Moore noticed his ball move ever so slightly as he went to tap in a 10-inch putt for par on the 11th hole. He didn't think it was a penalty because the rule had changed for this year.
Not quite.